The Second Annual International Conference on real estate market in Croatia

The Second Annual International Conference on real estate market in Croatia

About the conference

On March 28 & 29, 2006 the Second Annual International
Conference on the Real Estate Market in Croatia will be held at The
Westin Zagreb Hotel.

The Conference will be held under
the patronage of the Croatian Privatisation Fund, Civil Engineering
Institue of Croatia, the American Chamber of Commerce in Croatia and
the Austrian Trade Commission. The Conference will be organized by
Filipović Business Advisory Ltd.

The speakers will be
presenting, at their own choice in English, German or Croatian,
including simultaneous translation to the other two languages. The
participants of the Conference can ask questions in any of the three
mentioned languages.

The workshops and
presentations will be held in Croatian, German or English and whether
or not there will be simultaneous translation to the other two
languages will be stated in the Conference program.

The Croatian real estate market

Land has always been the basis of life, work and value. It is the same
today, when human energy, intellect, vision and ambitions are changing
the world faster than ever. And Croatia’s landscape is changing rapidly
and dramatically. New housing settlements, shopping centers and large
business buildings are being built. Industrial zones are expanding. The
Adriatic coast is turning into a giant construction site. The Croatian
real estate market has become exceptionally dynamic, creative, powerful
and challenging.

There has never been such a need for construction as
now. Large companies that build or buy for their own needs are active
on the market, along with domestic and foreign investors who build for
the market, and buyers and users who buy or rent space for their own
needs. A new profession has appeared—developers, who are rapidly
capturing market share. The legal framework is of decisive importance
for the purchase of real estate and for obtaining building permissions.
Architecture and construction are the key functions in this area.
Without appropriate financing and insurance, the real estate market
cannot function. A whole set of professions, including architects,
surveyors, real estate brokers and advisers, assessors, court experts,
lawyers, auditors and public notaries, all have their role in the real
estate business.

Purpose of the conference

Based on the above, it is clear that there is a strong need for this
Conference. The Conference is a place to seek and find answers about
many key questions relating to the real estate market. What kind of
building is permitted, where and under what conditions? What is the
present state of the market, what are the trends, business strategies,
options and tendencies? Where is development going, what challenges can
be expected, how can one prepare for the future? What are the main
influences on the market, how can future steps be foreseen, how can one
choose the right path? The conference is the place to meet and exchange
ideas with all of the key players on the Croatian real estate market,
and it is the place for you to get all the most important information
about the Croatian real estate market.

Lectures and participants

Domestic and foreign lectures will speak at the conference, including
top government officials, foreign experts, independent analysts,
representatives of the most important investors, developers,
constructors, financiers and insurers. A large number of participants
are expected to attend the Conference, including representatives of the
relevant government agencies, representatives of foreign embassies and
international organizations in Croatia, representatives of the largest
companies, investors, developers, banks, construction, tourism and
insurance companies, architects, surveyors, consultants and real estate
brokers, lawyers, auditors, notary publics and foreign investors,
developers and consultants active in Central and East European
countries.

Conference program

Conference program will be divided into lectures, workshops, panels and presentations of development projects.

First draft of the Conference program is available in Attachment 1.

Lectures

Development of Real Estate in Croatia

Overall review of Croatian Real Estate market:

Industrial Zones

Residential Development

Tourism on the Adriatic Coast

Office Space

Shopping Centers

Cities Zagreb and Vienna

Austria - partner country

Workshops, panels and presentations

Professional
approach to real estate market demands a focused discussion about
certain segments of market. Therefore, the second part of the
Conference will be divided into a series of parallel workshops, panels
and presentations. The list of the themes that will be discussed is
listed below. Final schedule of workshops, panels and presentations
depends on the number of participants and their interests. For that
reason we kindly ask you to submit your suggestions and interests in
regard to workshops, panels and presentations you would like to
participate in, as well as issues you would like to discuss, not later
than February 1st, 2006.

Due to the requirements of
the Conference organization, only the workshops, panels and
presentations that are found most important and for which the
participants showed the highest interest will be included in the
program.

Workshop, panel and presentation form is available in Attachment 2. . We kindly ask you to, according to your interests, fill out the form and submit it not later than February 1st, 2006.

Presentation of development projects

1. Tourism
2. Office Space
3. Industrial Zones
4. Residential Development
5. Shopping Centers
This Conference is a good opportunity for the presentation of your
company, your projects and your business interests.

We
invite you to present your projects for which you believe are of
greater value and have significantly contributed to the overall
Croatian real estate market development. According to the information
we will be given, the final Conference program will be made. To the
greatest possible extent, the program will reflect your suggestions.

Development projects presentation form that contains conditions for the presentations is available in Attachment 3. . We kindly ask you to, according to your interests, fill out the form and submit it not later than February 1st, 2006.

Meetings and business connections

The
Conference is an appropriate place for business meetings and
connections. We intent to assist you with that the best we can. We,
therefore, ask you to submit information and wishes concerning the
organization of meetings and business connections as soon as possible.
As soon as we receive your information we will do our best to organize
these meetings correspondingly.